Verbs That Struck My Fancy Flashcards

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Volerci/Metterci

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VOLERCI: To take/require (X amount of time, etc). Only third person sing, plural.

Cf. METTERCI: To take me/you/she/etc X amount of time. Can take all persons, sing and plural.

Note: Use METTERCI only with time. VOLERCI isn’t limited to time, ex.: Per andare al cinema ci vuole il biglietto.

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Andarsene

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To go away, leave

Note: Andare via –to go away

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Fregaresene

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To not give a hoot (di)

Fregare: To rub; (slang) to steal/cheat/dupe; (vulg) to make love with

Note: strozzare - strangle, fleece/swindle

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Pesarci su

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Think about it

Es.: Mi ha chiesto di sposarlo, ma devo pensarci su.

Without “su”, one is not thinking as deeply

Ragionarci: Think about something more complex

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Pensarci

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  1. To think about/of it (pensare a)[things]

Es.: Avrei dovuto portare l’ombrello, ma non ci ho pensato.

Cf: Lo/la penso: I think of him/her [people]

  1. To handle/take care of something

Es.: Ci penso io: I’ll take care of it. [Prendersi cura di q.c.: Me ne prendo cura io]

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Ammollare (ammollo)

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To soften, soak, deliver (a slap), slacken, (ref) to get soaked

Ammollire: to soften, weaken

Mollare (mollo): let go, slacken, soak, give up

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Avercela

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To be angry or upset by someone

Perché ce l’hai con me? Non ho fatto niente!!

Averla con: To be angry at

Note: spostare - tr. To move; to change; to upset. ref. To move; to get out of place; to be upset (spostato: ill-adjusted, out of place … misfit)

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Entrarci

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To have to do with (es. La fortuna non c’entra./Luck has nothing to do with it.)

Lei non c’entra: This is none of your business.
Questo non c’entra: This is besides the point.

Also: To make it/ find a place. (Con questi soldi non c’entro./I can’t make it with this money.)

Trovare posto, potere stare in qualcosa O avere una relazione logica con qualcosa

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Allignare

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To take root, prosper

Radicare

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Tornare

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Trans: (lit) restore; (obs) turn

Intrans (essere): return, (coll) jibe, agree, square (squadrare)

Tornare a bomba: return to the point (cf venire al dunque: come to the point)

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Tenerci
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Tenere a qualcuno/qualcosa

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To care about someone/thing

Tengo molto alla mia macchina.

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Rivolgere

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To turn again; to revolve; to overturn; to train (a weapon); to address; to deter

Note: rivolgersi - to apply to

Volgere: To turn (dirigere: to direct; turn; lead)

Svolgere: to unfold, develop, take place (succedere)

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Stonare

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To be out of place; to sing/play out of tune; to upset

Stonato: out-of-tune; upset; clashing (color); ( fig) absent-minded (distratto)

Note: spostare (sposto) - to upset; to move; to change; to upset (ref: get out of place; to be upset)

Spostato: ill-adjusted, out-of-place; misfit

Maldestro: clumsy, awkward

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Sconfiggere

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To defeat, rout; to pull (a nail); to unfasten

Abbattere (fig) (to demolish; to fell; to depress/ ref. be downcast)

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Addossare (addosso)

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To put on

Mettere, porre addosso

Addossarsi: to take upon oneself; to crowd together (addossarsi a: to lean against; to crowd)(appoggiarsi)

Addossato: leaning

Addosso: on; on oneself; on one’s back; about oneself

Dare addosso a qlcu: to assail s.o. (assalire)

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Casarci

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Fall for it (a joke, a swindle)

Casare: to fall (cadere); drop; fit (clothes)

Casare della noia: to be bored to death

Present: casco, caschi, casca, caschiamo, cascate, cascano

Future: cascherò …

Rimanerci: (coll) To be duped/to be killed

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Contarci

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Count on

Contare su

Contare: To count; limit; regard/value; propose

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Mancarci

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To be close to doing something or something happening (to be missing [just] a bit of time …)

C’è mancato poco che non von vincessi la gara: I was close to winning the race

Mancare: To miss

Mancare a: To break (one’s word …)

Note cf: STARE PER + Infinitive = To be about to + verb

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Pattire

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To suffer

Soffrire (intrans)

Note: To suffer (also transitive) - sopportare (bear; endure); tollerare (tolerate; bear); provare dolore

Provare: To test; try; taste; prove; feel (eg., anger)

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Ingannare

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To deceive; cheat; elude; beguile

Ingannarsi: To be mistaken

Inganno: Deception; illusion

Ingannatore, -trice: Deceptive; imposter

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Starci

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To be in agreement; accept; to be with someone; to be in a place

Starci di: To be in favor (Io ci starei d’andare al cinema)

Note: Stare con - to be on the side of

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Farcela

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To be able to

Riuscire (a)

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Sottintendere

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To understand, (ref) to be understood, be implied

Sottinteso: understood, implied; innuendo

Note: intendere- to understand; to hear; to intend; to mean

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Dare per scontato

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To take s.t./s.o. for granted

Mi dà per sconto e non mi piace.

(Can shorten to: Dò per …)

(Note: Accent marks are to distinguish from other words.)

Scontare: To expiate; to discount

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Avvicinarsi

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To move closer, approach

Quando il mostro si è avvincinato a me, avevo paura.

Cf. Avvincere: to fascinate, charm
Avvenire: to happen, occur (succedere)(accadere)

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Sbagliarsi

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To make a mistake, be mistaken

Note: Sbagliare - to miss, to mistake
Sbaglio - error, mistake

Se non mi sbaglio, tu sei l’uomo più bello del mundo!

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Prevedere

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To foresee

Avevo previsto che questo problema sarebbe accaduto.

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Compiere

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To accomplish, complete, carry out

Compire: to complete, finish, accomplish, fulfill

Note: compirsi - to happen, come true

Note: per compir l’opera - as if it weren’t enough